Combined horseshoe and pad.



No. 807,045. PATENTED DEC. l2, 1905. T. C. OGTIGAN.

COMBINED HORSESHOB AND PAD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15.1903.

UNITED vsfrrrrns PATENT oFFIoE.

COMBINED HORSESHE AND PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application lefi June l5, 1903.` Serial No. 161.471.

To @ZZ whom; t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. OCTIGAN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Horseshoe and Pad; and I do hereby declare that the follow- The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa bottom plan view of a combined horseshoe and pad made in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are sections taken on lines 2 2 and 3 3, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 4L is a perspective view of the tip or three-quarter shoe removed from the pad. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing a modification of the tip.

As shown in the draw'ings, A designates a three-quarter or tip shoe, and B designates as a whole the pad. Said pad consists of a base B', made of leather or like material, and a yielding or cushioning part made of rubber. Said base is made of exterior dimensions and shape to fit the foot of the animal to which the combined shoe and pad is to be applied. The cushioning part of the pad consists of a web portion B2, which fits fiat against the base B', a thickened wide transverse bar portion B3 at the rear end of the pad, and a curved rim Bf, which surrounds the central part of the web and is joined at its rear ends to said bar portion and conforms generally to the curvature of the margin of the base B. The arrangement of said rim thus forms centrally of the pad adeep downwardly-opening recess. Said yielding or cushioning part of the pad is provided around the rim B4 with a radial fiat ange Z2 and in rear of the transverse bar portion B3 with a rearwardly-directed flange b', and it is attached to the leather base by means of stitches extending through said anges b t and through said base in the manner shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. The offset outside of the margin of the yielding portion of the pad B and between the same and the iiange b constitutes a curved marginal rabbet of angular cross-section which receives the tip A.

The shoe or tip A (shown best in Fig. 4) consists of a curved fiat web A and a flange A2, located at the inner margin of said web and closely embracing the rim Bi of the pad when the parts are assembled. Said flange A2 constitutes a continuous calk which is coextensive with the shoe, and it is preferably thickened to provide at the front of the shoe a toe-calk A3. Said flange or calk A2, which is made thin and of substantially equal thickness throughout its length, may also be thickened at the rear ends thereof to provide laterally-directed calks A4, as shown in Fig. 5. The continuous curved iiange serves to hold the shoe from slipping in all directions, and the lateral calk AfL (shown in Fig. 5) and toecalk serve as an additional safeguard to prevent the shoe from slipping forwardly and backwardly. The web is provided with nailholes a, through which the holding-nails are .adapted to extend, said holding-nails also extending through the pad and fastening the same between the shoe and hoof in a familiar manner. Y

The continuous calk-flange A2, which closely embraces the rim Bi of the pad, serves to support and protect the rim from being broken during use by sharp stones and uneven surfaces on the roadway. The location of said iiange at the inner margin of the web, and therefore inside of the line of nail-holes, is of considerable importance not only for the reason mentioned, but because it permitsv free access to the nails when the latter are drivenk into or withdrawn from the hoof and does not interfere with the driving of the nails at the proper angle into the hoof. The yielding or cushioning portion of the pad extends but slightly below the iiange A2 of the shoe, and the rim of said cushioning part is preferably made hollow, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said rim therefore yields or recedes after the first impact of the shoe on the roadway, so as to bring the weight upon the flange or calk A2 ofthe shoe or tip, thereby avoiding excessive wear upon said cushioning part of the pad and conserving the life of the pad. The rim therefore serves as a cushion to break the forceof the impact of the shoe upon the roadway and to avoid slipping when the shoe first strikes the roadway, while the continuous flange or calk is at hand to receive the full weight of the animal, and its form and arrangement are such that it prevents the shoe slipping when the full weight of the animal is brought upon the shoe. The liange IOO IIO

is made thin and may be so made and possess ample strength by reason of its continuity, and does not, therefore, become dulled when it wears away, but by reason of its substantial uniform thickness retains throughout its service the edge of a newly-sharpened shoe. It has been a common practice heretofore to make shoes or tips of this character of considerable width for contact with the roadway, and after a short period of wear they become smooth on their lower or contact faces and lose their holding efficiency. To overcome such objection, it has been common to extend the cushioning part of the pad used therewith a considerable distance beyond or below the shoe, so as to rely for the holding effect principally upon the cushion. Such holding action of the cushion, unassisted by the rim, results in a short life of the effective holding function of the pad, and when the parts are worn so as to bring the shoeproper in contact with the roadway the latter soon wears smooth, as before stated. In my construction the rim need not be made to extend far beyond the pad, which extension is objectionable; but the rim takes hold of the roadway at the same time as the pad, thereby giving the desired yielding and holding quality to the combined shoe and pad. Another irnportant advantage of the form of tip or shoe herein shown is that it may be made very light and yet amply strong and possess the holding qualities necessary in a successful shoe. The calli, adding but little weight to the shoe, may be made as deep as desired.

The provision of the lateral calks Aal is of considerable importance, as it strengthens the rear ends of the shoe and considerably delays the wearing away of the calk-iange A2 and increases the life thereof.

In some instances the toe-calli A3 may be recessed, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, to provide, in effect, a double calk, each being made sufficiently sharp to aiford a reliable hold of the calli on the roadway.

I claim as my inventionl. A combined horseshoe and pad comprising a pad provided on its under surface at its outer margin with a curved rabbet of angular cross-section and a three-quarter or tip shoe located in said rabbet and comprising a flat web provided with nail-holes and a continuous calli-Hange extending from one end o f the shoe to the other, said flange being located at the inner margin of said web and closely embracing the pad.

2. A combined horseshoe and pad comprising a pad consisting of a continuous base made of tough, durable material, a flat web which ts against said base, a transverse bar portion at the rear thereof and a forwardly-extending rim inclosing the central part of the web, said rim being located inside the margin of said base, and a three-quarter shoe or tip surrounding said rim and comprising a flat horizontal web provided on its inner margin in contact with said rim with a continuous calk or flange coextensive with the web.

3. A combined horseshoe and pad comprising a pad having on its under surface a rim surrounding a central recess, of a three-quarter or tip shoe comprising a flat web and a thin vertical ange of substantially equal thickness throughout its height and coextensive with the web and closely embracing said rlm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 11th day of June, A. D.

THOMAS C. OCTIGAN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. HALL, GEORGE R. WILKINs. 

